Which version of linux are you using? Most linux distributions have a mechanism for installing these things for you, and if you're new to linux, I would suggest using a package manager to install gcc. Brian On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 11:24 AM, <KATHRYN.HALL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I need to install gcc vers. 4.2.4 on a linux box, and my experience doing > anything with linux is pretty much nil. > > When I try to run the configure script, I get the following error: > configure: error: cannot run /bin/sh ./../../config.sub > > I've tried searching for config.sub, but it does not appear to exist in the > gcc files I downloaded, nor does it appear to be anywhere else on the > machine (which has a newer version of gcc installed). Where do I get > config.sub? Is it supposed to be generated by the configure script? > > -Kathryn Hall > >